silent courage

i never admired you as i did in that moment - when you called back your incoming tears and only your smile was noticed by the others. you were telling me something bigger than me. i cannot help you, and you knew it. you talked. you cried. and then you smiled, as if you had crossed the line between worlds and nothing happened at all. courage can't be heard in a war cry; sometimes, the real courage hides behind the most unbreakable silence.